VB SeriesMatch 9 · ODI
South Africa beat Sri Lanka by 5 wickets
Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth, . Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat.
South Africa224/545.1 ov
Sri Lanka22147.4 ov
South Africa won by 5 wickets
Sri Lanka won the tournament
Match report
From the scorecardSri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat. Sri Lanka were bowled out for 221, Sanath Jayasuriya 86 from 65 balls and Tillakaratne Dilshan 37 from 42 balls. Graeme Smith took 3 for 30.
South Africa reached 224 for 5 in 45.1 overs, Boeta Dippenaar 87 from 94 balls and Graeme Smith 41 from 52 balls. Muttiah Muralitharan took 3 for 44.
South Africa won by 5 wickets.
Key performers
Sri Lanka innings
221(47.4 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jehan Mubarakb GC Smith | b GC Smith | 31 | 50 | 5 | 0 | 62.00 |
| Sanath Jayasuriyac AG Prince b GC Smith | c AG Prince b GC Smith | 86 | 65 | 9 | 3 | 132.31 |
| Kumar Sangakkara †c JM Kemp b CK Langeveldt | c JM Kemp b CK Langeveldt | 16 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Mahela Jayawardenelbw b GC Smith | lbw b GC Smith | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 12.50 |
| Marvan Atapattuc JA Rudolph b JJ van der Wath | c JA Rudolph b JJ van der Wath | 7 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 41.18 |
| Russel Arnoldc JM Kemp b SM Pollock | c JM Kemp b SM Pollock | 15 | 46 | 1 | 0 | 32.61 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshanrun out (JM Kemp/JJ van der Wath) | run out (JM Kemp/JJ van der Wath) | 37 | 42 | 3 | 0 | 88.10 |
| WPUJC Vaasrun out (AG Prince/GC Smith) | run out (AG Prince/GC Smith) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Nuwan Kulasekarac JM Kemp b SM Pollock | c JM Kemp b SM Pollock | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16.67 |
| Malinga Bandararun out (AG Prince/JJ van der Wath) | run out (AG Prince/JJ van der Wath) | 11 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 50.00 |
| Muttiah Muralitharannot out | not out | 1* | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16.67 |
| Extras(lb 10, w 3, nb 2) | (lb 10, w 3, nb 2) | 15 | ||||
| Total47.4 Ov (RR 4.64) | 47.4 Ov (RR 4.64) | 221 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 94-1 (J Mubarak, 16 ov), 137-2 (ST Jayasuriya, 21.5 ov), 142-3 (DPMD Jayawardene, 23.5 ov), 144-4 (KC Sangakkara, 24.3 ov), 159-5 (MS Atapattu, 30.3 ov), 179-6 (RP Arnold, 36.4 ov), 179-7 (WPUJC Vaas, 37.1 ov), 182-8 (KMDN Kulasekara, 38.4 ov), 216-9 (HMCM Bandara, 45.4 ov), 221-10 (TM Dilshan, 47.4 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaun Pollock | 10 | 3 | 17 | 2 | 1.70 | 46 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charl Langeveldt | 10 | 0 | 50 | 1 | 5.00 | 37 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Andrew Hall | 9 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 5.33 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johan van der Wath | 8.4 | 0 | 66 | 1 | 7.62 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Graeme Smith | 10 | 0 | 30 | 3 | 3.00 | 40 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | J Mubarak 31(50) & ST Jayasuriya 55(47) | 94 | 96 |
| 2nd | ST Jayasuriya 31(18) & KC Sangakkara 12(17) | 43 | 35 |
| 3rd | DPMD Jayawardene 1(8) & KC Sangakkara 3(5) | 5 | 12 |
| 4th | MS Atapattu 1(2) & KC Sangakkara 1(2) | 2 | 4 |
| 5th | RP Arnold 8(21) & MS Atapattu 6(15) | 15 | 36 |
| 6th | TM Dilshan 11(12) & RP Arnold 7(25) | 20 | 37 |
| 7th | WPUJC Vaas 0(2) & TM Dilshan 0(1) | 0 | 3 |
| 8th | TM Dilshan 1(3) & KMDN Kulasekara 1(6) | 3 | 9 |
| 9th | HMCM Bandara 11(22) & TM Dilshan 21(20) | 34 | 42 |
| 10th | TM Dilshan 4(6) & M Muralitharan 1(6) | 5 | 12 |
South Africa innings
224/5(45.1 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graeme Smithc †KC Sangakkara b M Muralitharan | c †KC Sangakkara b M Muralitharan | 41 | 52 | 4 | 1 | 78.85 |
| Boeta Dippenaarc †KC Sangakkara b M Muralitharan | c †KC Sangakkara b M Muralitharan | 87 | 94 | 7 | 3 | 92.55 |
| Jacques Rudolphst †KC Sangakkara b HMCM Bandara | st †KC Sangakkara b HMCM Bandara | 25 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 52.08 |
| Herschelle Gibbsb M Muralitharan | b M Muralitharan | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Mark Boucher †not out | not out | 30* | 33 | 1 | 0 | 90.91 |
| Justin Kempst †KC Sangakkara b HMCM Bandara | st †KC Sangakkara b HMCM Bandara | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Ashwell Princenot out | not out | 20* | 25 | 3 | 0 | 80.00 |
| Extras(b 4, w 6, nb 1) | (b 4, w 6, nb 1) | 11 | ||||
| Total45.1 Ov (RR 4.96) | 45.1 Ov (RR 4.96) · Target 222 from 50 ov | 224/5 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 84-1 (GC Smith, 16.4 ov), 164-2 (JA Rudolph, 32 ov), 164-3 (HH Dippenaar, 32.1 ov), 175-4 (HH Gibbs, 34.4 ov), 190-5 (JM Kemp, 38 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WPUJC Vaas | 9 | 1 | 39 | 0 | 4.33 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Russel Arnold | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 11.00 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nuwan Kulasekara | 5.1 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 4.26 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | 10 | 0 | 44 | 3 | 4.40 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | 7 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 6.29 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Malinga Bandara | 10 | 0 | 47 | 2 | 4.70 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 4.33 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | GC Smith 41(52) & HH Dippenaar 39(48) | 84 | 100 |
| 2nd | JA Rudolph 25(48) & HH Dippenaar 48(45) | 80 | 92 |
| 3rd | HH Dippenaar 0(1) & HH Gibbs 0(0) | 0 | 1 |
| 4th | MV Boucher 7(7) & HH Gibbs 4(8) | 11 | 15 |
| 5th | JM Kemp 6(12) & MV Boucher 9(8) | 15 | 20 |
| 6th | MV Boucher 14(18) & AG Prince 20(25) | 34* | 43 |
Commentary
45.14
KMDN Kulasekara to AG Prince, FOUR
End of over 455 runsSA 220/5111011
AG Prince 16(24)MV Boucher 30(33)TM Dilshan 7-0-44-0
44.61
TM Dilshan to AG Prince, 1 run
44.51
TM Dilshan to MV Boucher, 1 run
44.40
TM Dilshan to MV Boucher, no run
44.31
TM Dilshan to AG Prince, 1 run
44.21
TM Dilshan to MV Boucher, 1 run
44.11
TM Dilshan to AG Prince, 1 run
End of over 442 runsSA 215/5100100
MV Boucher 28(30)AG Prince 13(21)KMDN Kulasekara 5-0-18-0
43.60
KMDN Kulasekara to MV Boucher, no run
43.50
KMDN Kulasekara to MV Boucher, no run
43.41
KMDN Kulasekara to AG Prince, 1 run
43.30
KMDN Kulasekara to AG Prince, no run
43.20
KMDN Kulasekara to AG Prince, no run
43.11
KMDN Kulasekara to MV Boucher, 1 run
End of over 437 runsSA 213/5140110
AG Prince 12(18)MV Boucher 27(27)TM Dilshan 6-0-39-0
42.60
TM Dilshan to AG Prince, no run
42.51
TM Dilshan to MV Boucher, 1 run
42.41
TM Dilshan to AG Prince, 1 run
42.30
TM Dilshan to AG Prince, no run
42.24
TM Dilshan to AG Prince, FOUR
42.11
TM Dilshan to MV Boucher, 1 run
End of over 425 runsSA 206/5010040
AG Prince 7(14)MV Boucher 25(25)KMDN Kulasekara 4-0-16-0
41.60
KMDN Kulasekara to AG Prince, no run
41.54
KMDN Kulasekara to AG Prince, FOUR
41.40
KMDN Kulasekara to AG Prince, no run
41.30
KMDN Kulasekara to AG Prince, no run
41.21
KMDN Kulasekara to MV Boucher, 1 run
41.10
KMDN Kulasekara to MV Boucher, no run